Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Simpson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
George Simpson registered to vote in Anderson County on November 23, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 2 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
George Simpson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Simpson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Registered
- November 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsGeorge Simpson reported 12 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Simpson in Anderson County
- George Simpsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1865
- Squire Simpsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
Simpsons elsewhere in Texas
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Anderson County's entries fill 53 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.
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